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Free parking app popular in Charlotte, other cities confirms user data breach

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Free parking app popular in Charlotte, other cities confirms user data breach

License plate numbers, email addresses, phone numbers and car nicknames possibly stolen, ParkMobile officials say

Popular NC teacher killed trying to rob Mexican drug cartel member, sheriff says

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Popular NC teacher killed trying to rob Mexican drug cartel member, sheriff says

April 14, 2021, 3:12 PM

Bear on North Carolina coast compared to Bigfoot: ‘We weren’t even sure it was real!’

North Carolina

Bear on North Carolina coast compared to Bigfoot: ‘We weren’t even sure it was real!’

Billionaire makes $18 million gift to Charlotte YMCA. ‘I started to cry,’ CEO says

Local

Billionaire makes $18 million gift to Charlotte YMCA. ‘I started to cry,’ CEO says

CMS to have in-person graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2021, but there’s a catch

Education

CMS to have in-person graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2021, but there’s a catch

April 13, 2021, 10:31 PM

Barringer Academic Center to be named for longtime leader in Charlotte’s Black community

Education

Barringer Academic Center to be named for longtime leader in Charlotte’s Black community

No evidence to suggest shooting inside Asian grocery racially motivated, CMPD says

Crime & Courts

No evidence to suggest shooting inside Asian grocery racially motivated, CMPD says

Plans to redevelop a key block in Charlotte’s NoDa neighborhood met with opposition

Development

Plans to redevelop a key block in Charlotte’s NoDa neighborhood met with opposition

NC town to appeal after judge threatens officials with jail — again — over seized cash.

Local

NC town to appeal after judge threatens officials with jail — again — over seized cash.

NC rolls out ambitious, but coordinated push to vaccinate thousands of farmworkers

Coronavirus

NC rolls out ambitious, but coordinated push to vaccinate thousands of farmworkers

Here’s what the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine pause means for Charlotte

Local

Here’s what the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine pause means for Charlotte

NC gun sales spiked in March. Was there a ‘secret ingredient’ fueling the rise?

Local

NC gun sales spiked in March. Was there a ‘secret ingredient’ fueling the rise?

April 12, 2021, 6:00 AM

Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory announces bid for US Senate seat in 2022

Politics & Government

Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory announces bid for US Senate seat in 2022

Charlotte Council considers funding more affordable housing. Here’s where they may go.

Local

Charlotte Council considers funding more affordable housing. Here’s where they may go.

CMPD made it hard for undocumented crime victims to get legal status. That may change.

Crime & Courts

CMPD made it hard for undocumented crime victims to get legal status. That may change.

The twang is back! Beloved music festival MerleFest returns for 2021 with new dates.

Local

The twang is back! Beloved music festival MerleFest returns for 2021 with new dates.

‘Ready to move forward’: Charlotte families reunite after yearlong COVID vaccine wait

Coronavirus

‘Ready to move forward’: Charlotte families reunite after yearlong COVID vaccine wait

‘We need to come together.’ Throngs at SC park mourn the 6 mass shooting victims

Local

‘We need to come together.’ Throngs at SC park mourn the 6 mass shooting victims

Woman dies after being hit by vehicle at Trade and Tryon. The driver fled, CMPD says

Local

Woman dies after being hit by vehicle at Trade and Tryon. The driver fled, CMPD says

April 11, 2021, 11:11 AM

Two dead in separate Charlotte homicides since Friday, police say

Crime & Courts

Two dead in separate Charlotte homicides since Friday, police say

Afternoon Observer | Charlotte YMCA gets biggest single gift in history + NC pauses J&J vaccine administration

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Afternoon Observer | Charlotte YMCA gets biggest single gift in history + NC pauses J&J vaccine administration

COVID vaccine live updates: Here’s what to know in North Carolina on April 14

Coronavirus

COVID vaccine live updates: Here’s what to know in North Carolina on April 14

Protesters chant ‘No RNC in CLT’ during Saturday night march in Charlotte

Protesters chant ‘No RNC in CLT’ during Saturday night march in Charlotte

August 23, 2020, 8:37 AM

Protesters pull down confederate statues on NC Capitol grounds, hang one from pole

Protesters pull down confederate statues on NC Capitol grounds, hang one from pole

June 20, 2020, 8:21 AM

Annual Good Friends Charlotte luncheon

Annual Good Friends Charlotte luncheon

December 14, 2017, 2:21 PM

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